Will County man charged with murder in his brother's death

A Lockport-area man was charged today with murder in his younger brother’s shooting death at the home the brothers shared.

Larry Hinton, 58, is charged with murder in the late Friday night shooting of his brother, George Hinton, 55, at their home in the 300 block of Oak Avenue in Will County, near Lockport, said Ken Kaupas, a spokesman for the Will County Sheriff’s office.

George Hinton was declared dead about 3 a.m. at the brothers’ home, according to the Will County coroner’s office. An autopsy today found preliminarily that he died from a gunshot wound to the chest.

Police were called to the home about midnight following a shooting, Kaupas said.

There had been a long-standing dispute between the brothers, “apparently rolling for some time,” that came to a head Friday night, and resulted in the shooting, Kaupas said.

Court and bond information for Larry Hinton was not immediately available.